Trip To NYC

My trip to NYC was brief and fun. It's my second visit to the city and this time I stayed longer than one day. It was so nice to get away from work and not worry about anything except for where to go and where to eat. Here are some photos I've taken during my mini vacation.

Our first stop was Alice's Tea Cup. My friend really wanted to go there for obvious reasons but we didn't get to try their hot tea – she had iced tea and I had orange juice instead. The food wasn't too bad but it was pretty pricey.

I'm not too sure where we went next but we rode the ferry to Staten Island and below is the photo I took of the Statue of Liberty from the ferry. I don't think New York will be New York without the statue.

Some random photos of New York streets.

Sculpture by Manolo Valdés called "Odalisca" at Broadway

We also stopped by Chinatown for some noodles and dumplings! Yum!

More food.

Our last stop was MoMA. We went there on Friday for "Target Free Friday Nights," hoping to get in for free and we thought we were early but when arrived the line was already four blocks long. So we decided to just purchase tickets to save time. Photos from top to bottom: Gustav Klimt, Piet Mondrian, Diego Rivera and Paul Klee.


I also found some interesting pieces at the museum: broken plates chandelier
and photo montage on wall.


Well, that's the end of my trip. I hope you enjoyed the photos.

Capturing the World

No paintings this week. I have been so busy working and getting up at 5 am is such a drag. I’m glad it’s over now. I have four days to devote to painting, cooking, planting and maybe sleeping :)

Today I decided to post some photos I’ve taken over the years. I am not a photographer but I love capturing things in the camera. I bought an inexpensive camera this year so I can take it wherever I go. I used to borrow my sister’s camera, now I have my own. So cool!

I took this picture for my first photography class. I believe this was from Ocean City.

Who would have thought a rooster and a dog would get along. I love this one. The dog looks a little apprehensive in approaching the rooster.

Arachnid. I saw this big spider while we were walking to visit some relatives in the province. This was taken during my vacation to the Philippines.


One of my top favorites! I don’t remember the name of the garden but this was taken during one of my garden trips.


“What a wonderful world,” says the bug. It seems like it’s really enjoying the scenery of Huntley Meadows.

One of my favorite movies is Bambi. I always take pictures of deers wherever I see them. This is one of my favorites. Taken from Shenandoah National Parks.

Lovely ladybug. How cute are they?

And here’s some more photos of one of my favorite subjects.